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G%EF%BF%BDmez Batters Auburn for 5 Hits: It%27s not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-5 day. For many%2C it might come around only once in a career -- and for Javier G%EF%BF%BDmez%2C it came around today. %0A%0AThe 19-year-old shortstop scattered hits all over Red McEwen Field to pace the South Florida Bulls to a 11-10 victory over the Auburn Tigers. %0A%0AAuburn skipper Doyle Hollingsworth told reporters in the press room that %22G%EF%BF%BDmez deserves a hat-tip.%22%0A%0A%22He hit some good pitches against us%2C%22 he said. %22In fact%2C according to our scouting reports%2C G%EF%BF%BDmez hit several that he is not supposed to be able to hit.%22 %0A%0AJavier G%EF%BF%BDmez hit an RBI double in the 1st%2C hit a solo-shot off Bill Barnes in the 3rd%2C was hit by a pitch in the 4th%2C hit a GRAND SLAM off Em%EF%BF%BDlio Jim%EF%BF%BDnez in the 5th%2C singled in the 7th%2C hit a two-run home run off Chris Wright in the 9th and walked in the 11th.%0A%0AIn the current season%2C G%EF%BF%BDmez has put up a .315 batting average with 23 hits%2C 6 home runs%2C 22 RBI and scored 15 runs.%0A%0AView Boxscore%0AView Game Log%0A